In this work, we have studied the effect of the addition of lanthanum oxide to Pt/
Al2O
3 cat
alysts on its cat
alyticproperties and its resistance to coke deactivation. The cat
alysts used contained 1.0 wt % in Pt, dispersed onthree different supports:
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-Al
2O
3 (Pt/A), La
2O
3 (Pt/L), and a mixture (50:50 wt %) of La
2O
3-
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-Al
2O
3 (Pt/AL). All the samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), BET an
alysis, and temperature-programmed reduction (TPR). TPR profiles evidence the presence of an important interaction between Ptand La
2O
3. The activity and selectivity of the cat
alysts were ev
aluated in the hydrogenolysis of methylcyclopentane (MCP) reaction. The specific initi
al rates showed the following order: Pt/A
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Pt/AL
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Pt/L.Regarding selectivity, the three samples were
all
alike. The ratios of specific rates, fin
al to initi
al, were: Pt/A0.68; Pt/AL 0.50; Pt/L 0.52. The amount of carbon deposited on the Pt/AL cat
alyst was comparable to thaton Pt/A, and both were sm
aller than the one deposited on Pt/L. The characterization of deactivated samplesby TPO, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR),
27Al MAS (magic-angle spinning) NMR and
13C MAS NMRshowed differences in the coke nature between the samples. The results point out lanthana sites with differencesresponses to carbonaceus residues.